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Sibelius Symphony No 6

Verity Sharp features Sibelius's Symphony No 6. Plus Nielsen: An Imaginary Journey to the Faroes. Peteris Vasks: Cantabile. Maxwell Davies: Symphony No 5.

Continuing with Radio 3's Nordic and Baltic season Verity Sharp introduces performances by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic with music by Sibelius, Nielsen, Vasks and Peter Maxwell Davies, all under the baton of John Storgards. First this afternoon, Sibelius's Sixth Symphony, followed by music recorded in a recent concert given by the orchestra in Salford, including Carl Nielsen's rhapsodic overture An Imaginary Journey to the Faroes; then, Cantabile for orchestra by the Latvian composer Peteris Vasks, ending with Sir Peter Maxwell Davies's Fifth Symphony.

Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op.104

2.30pm
Nielsen: An Imaginary journey to the Faroes - rhapsodic overture

2.45pm
Peteris Vasks: Cantabile for orchestra

2.55pm
Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphony No. 5

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
John Storgards (conductor).

1 hour, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Carl Nielsen

    Rhapsodic Overture - An imaginary journey to the Faroes (F.S. 123)

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John StorgÃ¥rds.
  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Symphony no. 5, Op. 166

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John StorgÃ¥rds.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony no. 6 in D minor, Op. 104

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John StorgÃ¥rds.
  • Peteris Vasks

    Cantabile for orchestra

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John StorgÃ¥rds.
  • William Walton

    Johannesburg Festival Overture

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bryden Thomson.
    • Walton: Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 11.

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Wed 29 Oct 2014 14:00